Neuronal Loss and Decreased GLT-1 Expression Observed in the Spinal Cord of Pembroke Welsh Corgi Dogs With Canine Degenerative Myelopathy

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 591-602

  Ogawa, M ^a   Uchida, K ^a   Yamato, O ^b   Inaba, M ^c   Uddin, M M ^b   Nakayama, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; dog; excitatory amino acid transporter; excitotoxicity; immunohistochemistry; neurodegenerative disease; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; SYNAPSE; VETERINARY;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84899442878     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985813495899     Document Type: Article

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